Spotlight athlete: Brittany Gross, Elmwood High School

1/24/2013

Brittany Gross

School: Elmwood

Year: Senior

Sports: Cross country, basketball, track

Note: Basketball — guard leads Royals (13-0) in scoring (14.6 per game) and assists (3.7) and is second in rebounds (7.1); All-NBC second team last season; cross country — All-NBC second team; track — competes in 800 and 1600-meter races and the 3200 relay; hopes to play basketball in college and major in business marketing

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: English

Car: Range Rover

Facebook or Twitter? Twitter

Store: Express

Musical artist: Brad Paisley

Song: “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts

TV show: Pretty Little Liars

Movie: Hoosiers

Actor: Ryan Gosling

Actress: Rachel McAdams

Magazine: ESPN the Magazine

Radio station: 103.7 FM

Food: Seafood

Beverage: Dark chocolate almond milk

Fast food: Subway

Can’t resist snack: Pretzels

Place to visit: Mexico

Athlete: Any All-American Duke men's basketball player

Baseball team: None

NFL team: 49ers

NBA team: Celtics

NHL team: Maple Leafs

Person I most admire: My parents, Linda and Dave

Person I’d like to meet: Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski

It really bothers me when: People don't give their best

In 10 years I hope to be: Married and living in my dream home with a dream job

My No. 1 goal this year: Give my best academically and athletically and don't hold back